This magical image of the sword of Orion was captured and processed by my friend John Deans when he was in Bancroft, Ontario on February of 2021. All three patches of light from top to bottom are visible to unaided eyes below Orion’s three-starred belt. Binoculars and backyard telescopes will reveal the spectacular details in…
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As shown above, on Sunday, March 16, 2025 from 7:50 to 7:56 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon and then flying past Jupiter and the bright star Capella before entering Earth’s shadow very low in the east-northeastern…
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This composite of images of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 was captured and processed by Michael Watson. The curved shadow on the moon told the ancients, and us today, that the Earth is a sphere. Hello, Middle of March Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of March 9th, 2025…
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As shown above, on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 8:39 to 8:43 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising above the southwestern horizon and then flying through Orion’s Belt and under Mars before entering Earth’s shadow halfway up the east-northeastern sky. (courtesy:…
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This image of the Lunar Straight Wall or Rupes Recta in Mare Nubium was captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. While the feature can be seen through binoculars, a backyard telescope will reveal more detail. (Adapted from NASA LRO) Hello, March Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of March 2nd, 2025 by…
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As shown above, on Monday, March 3, 2025 from 6:07 to 6:13 am EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the west-northwestern horizon and then flying past the bright star Arcturus before setting in the southeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial…
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This spectacular image of the Seagull Nebula or IC 2177 in northern Canis Major was captured and processed by Mohammed Srour in February, 2024. the reddish colour is ionized interstellar hydrogen located about 1825 light-years from our sun. The wings of the bird span 2.5 degrees, or five times the width of the moon. Mohammad’s…
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As shown above, on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 6:07 to 6:13 am EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the northwestern horizon and then flying through the Big Dipper’s bowl and the Summer Triangle stars before setting in…
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This image of Orion was taken by Alan Dyer on January 2, 2020 in the moonlight from a first quarter Moon, with orange Betelgeuse (top left) much dimmer than usual, a little brighter than Bellatrix at right. Enjoy more of Alan’s terrific work at https://www.amazingsky.com/ Hello, mid-February Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the…
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As shown above, on Monday, February 17, 2025 from 6:02 to 6:06 am EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow halfway up the west-southwestern sky and then flying through both dippers before setting in the northeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites are…
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